Associations between dental caries and systemic diseases: a scoping review

A Sabharwal, E Stellrecht, FA Scannapieco - BMC Oral Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The objective of this study was to evaluate and present evidence from animal
and human clinical studies on associations between dental caries and systemic diseases …

Periodontal bacterial invasion and infection: contribution to atherosclerotic pathology

L Reyes, D Herrera, E Kozarov… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this review was to perform a systematic evaluation of the literature
reporting current scientific evidence for periodontal bacteria as contributors to …

Streptococcus Species Abundance in the Gut Is Linked to Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in 8973 Participants From the SCAPIS Cohort

S Sayols-Baixeras, KF Dekkers, G Baldanzi… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Gut microbiota have been implicated in atherosclerotic disease, but their
relation with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis is unclear. This study aimed to identify …

Dental caries: an updated medical model of risk assessment

VK Kutsch - The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Dental caries is a transmissible, complex biofilm disease that creates prolonged periods of
low pH in the mouth, resulting in a net mineral loss from the teeth. Historically, the disease …

Interplay among the oral microbiome, oral cavity conditions, the host immune response, diabetes mellitus, and its associated-risk factors—An overview

TC Negrini, IZ Carlos, C Duque, KS Caiaffa… - Frontiers in oral …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This comprehensive review of the literature aimed to investigate the interplay between the
oral microbiome, oral cavity conditions, and host immune response in Diabetes mellitus …

Atherosclerosis and Alzheimer-diseases with a common cause? Inflammation, oxysterols, vasculature

R Lathe, A Sapronova, Y Kotelevtsev - BMC geriatrics, 2014 - Springer
Background Aging is accompanied by increasing vulnerability to pathologies such as
atherosclerosis (ATH) and Alzheimer disease (AD). Are these different pathologies, or …

The oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans promotes tumor metastasis by inducing vascular inflammation

L Yu, N Maishi, E Akahori, A Hasebe, R Takeda… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have demonstrated a relationship between oral bacteria and systemic
inflammation. Endothelial cells (ECs), which line blood vessels, control the opening and …

Bacteria and bacterial DNA in atherosclerotic plaque and aneurysmal wall biopsies from patients with and without periodontitis

Z Armingohar, JJ Jørgensen… - Journal of oral …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Several studies have reported an association between chronic periodontitis
(CP) and cardiovascular diseases. Detection of periodontopathogens, including red …

Unexpected relationships: Periodontal diseases: atherosclerosis–plaque destabilization? From the teeth to a coronary event

MR Czerniuk, S Surma, M Romańczyk, JM Nowak… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Periodontal disease and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are very
common around the world. Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death. The main …

Emerging roles of gut microbial modulation of bile acid composition in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases

T Yntema, DPY Koonen, F Kuipers - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite advances in preventive measures and treatment options, cardiovascular disease
(CVD) remains the number one cause of death globally. Recent research has challenged …